The Dallas Stars are 5-3-1 to start the 2025-26 NHL season. They have high expectations for the season with Mikko Rantanen in tow for the entire campaign . After losing in the Western Conference Final again, they have their eyes on the Stanley Cup. The Stars are locking in more of their core, as they close in on a Thomas Harley contract extension, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

“Hearing there is another big extension coming into focus: Thomas Harley and the Dallas Stars, looking like it will be 8 x $10.5-ish, maybe a bit above that number. Harley's become a big piece for Dallas (and Team Canada),” Friedman reported.

Harley, 24, finished seventh in Norris Trophy voting last year after a great season with the Stars and Team Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off . He is key to the f

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